Natural killer cell based therapies targeting cancer: Possible strategies to gain and sustain anti-tumor activity
Natural killer (NK) cells were discovered 40 years ago, by their ability to recognize and kill tumor cells without the requirement of prior antigen exposure. Since then NK cells have been seen as promising agents for cell-based cancer therapies. However, NK cells represent only a minor fraction of t...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2015-11-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Immunology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2015.00605/full |